This tragedy has hit close to home for me. I have a few clients who’ve had to evacuate their homes in Bel Air - one was just recently completed next door to the Murdoch vineyard. All are well, but don’t yet know the outcome of the damage.

Last Monday night I drove back to LA from a project in Montecito. As I drove through Ventura the Thomas Fire broke out. I can easily see why it spread so quickly, as strong winds made it difficult to keep the car straight on the road. Friends of mine moved to Ventura last year, tragically they lost their home Monday night. Fires are only partly contained- I wish it would rain.